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particleIllusion 3.0: special effects software offering text effects, explosion effects and more

wondertouch develops acclaimed computer special effects and special video effects programs

Make special effects for film and television such as fire effects, smoke effects, firework effects and more

wondertouch provides particle effects solutions for the visual effects and motion graphics industries. We make amazing effects like smoke, fire, water, and sparkle effect animation easy.

The company's flagship product particleIllusion, a sprite-based particle effects application, is designed to provide the most comprehensive effects creation tool and efficient workflow.

Considered one of the most popular solutions for effects creation, particleIllusion is now used worldwide by creative professionals working in film post-production and pre-visualization, standard and HD video, commercial broadcast, motion graphics and game content creation.

sparkle effect text effect

Today's films are loaded with post-production effects work, often times on very tight schedules.

particleIllusion is so fast and easy to use that it's the tool of choice when the deadline looms and a shot needs some last-minute tweaks (more smoke, a few sparks or sparkle effect, an extra layer of snowflakes, etc).

particleIllusion has been used in many feature films including: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Final Destination II, Just Married, Biker Boyz, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Ghost Ship, Hart's War, Rollerball, Behind Enemy Lines, The Core, The Italian Job, and Torque.

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Even when it won't be used in the final version of a shot, particleIllusion is the ultimate high speed particle tool for pre-visualization.

You can understand why particleIllusion is used in the sci-fi shows - they are loaded with explosions, smoke, sparkle effect animation and other traditional particle effects.

There are so many effects shots on some of those shows and production schedules are so tight that the effects houses involved look for the fastest and easiest way to get believable effects. particleIllusion works perfectly for many of the effects shots needed in these types of shows. Sci-fi shows are one thing, but you might be wondering how a particle effects system is used in those other shows.
particleIllusion is so versatile that it can do a HUGE variety of other effects as well. Fireworks and sparkle effect animation are obvious uses (the title sequence for Sesame Street's Journey To Ernie segment uses particleIllusion-generated sparkles), but particleIllusion makes available an expansive library of artistic and stylized effects that can fill almost any creative need.


Our products include:

  • particleIllusion 3.0 our award-winning standalone particle effects application that enables you to quickly and easily add a huge variety of particle effects to your images, animation, or video.
  • particleIllusion SE our low-cost introductory version of particleIllusion.
  • Emitters for Apple Motion Using our years of particle system experience, we've converted over 300 of our particleIllusion SE effects to work inside Motion, using Motion's own particle system.
  • The Professional Emitters are a collection of 180 high-quality particle emitters for use in particleIllusion 3.0.

Interested in learning more? The following links are good starting points:

What is particleIllusion, and what can I do with it?
What are the differences between these products?
How are these products being used?

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